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The Scottish Claymores, known in shorthand as Scotland, were an American football team based in Scotland. The franchise played in the World League of American Football (later renamed NFL Europe ) between 1995 and 2004, initially playing all home games at Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh and latterly sharing home games with Hampden Park , Glasgow .
From 1870 to the present day, the Scotland national football team have played various matches that are not accorded the status of official internationals by the governing body, the Scottish Football Association. [1] [2] These include early matches against England prior to the first-ever official international in 1872, [3] wartime fixtures ...
The return match saw Leigh Griffiths score two late free-kicks to give Scotland a 2–1 lead, but Harry Kane scored in added time to force a 2–2 draw. [66] A draw in Slovenia in the final game of the group ended Scottish hopes of a play-off position, and Strachan subsequently left his position by mutual consent. [67]
In 1992, following a demotion to the NDMA Division 2, the pioneering London Ravens folded. The WLAF was suspended until 1995, but returned with the Scottish Claymores representing the UK alongside the Monarchs. [11] In 1998, the British American Football League (BAFL) was founded to govern the
The BAFA National Leagues (BAFANL) was formed in 2010 by the BAFA in response to the British American Football League's decision to split from the governing body. [8]The senior league's membership comprises 68 teams based in towns ranging from Newquay in the south of England to Aberdeen in Scotland.
Defunct American football teams in Scotland (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "American football teams in Scotland" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The largest football crowd was recorded, 149,415 people turned up at Hampden Park, Glasgow, to see Scotland play England [5] 1938 in football In the 1938 World Cup held in France, Italy beats Hungary 4–2 in the final and becomes the first team to successfully defend the title and the first to win on foreign soil.
To this day, original Sheriffs players play an integral role in coaching and management of the team and the team maintains a strong link with the local police force. The team has made nine playoff appearances in total – three as the Sheriffs (1988, 1990, 1996) and six as the Tigers (2002, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2023, 2024).